Archive · 23 Dec 2025
Coupang Data Breach: Task Force Launched
Coupang is a big online shopping company in South Korea.
Recently, they told everyone that a lot of their customers' personal information was stolen.
This happened to about 33.7 million people, which is almost two-thirds of South Korea's population.
After this news, the number of people using Coupang every day went down to around 14 million.
The government has now set up a special team to find out what happened and how to protect people's information better.
They are also planning to have a big meeting to talk about what happened.
The government says they will take serious action if they find that Coupang did something wrong.
South Korea launched an interagency task force to investigate the Coupang data breach affecting 33.7 million users.
The task force includes officials from various ministries, media watchdogs, financial authorities, police, and spy agencies.
Coupang's daily active users dropped to around 14 million after the breach disclosure.
The government considers the incident a major social crisis and will take stern measures if legal violations are found.
A parliamentary hearing is scheduled for Dec. 30-31 to address the data breach.
- Who
- South Korean government and Coupang, a US e-commerce giant
- What
- Launch of an interagency task force to investigate a data breach affecting 33.7 million Coupang users
- When
- Task force launched on Tuesday, data breach disclosed on Nov. 29
- Where
- South Korea
- Why
- To investigate the cause of the breach, protect users, and strengthen data protection policies
Government
Coupang
Accountability and Legal Action
Government
The government is investigating the cause of the breach and considering stern measures if legal violations are found.
Coupang
Coupang has disclosed the breach and is cooperating with authorities, but has not publicly commented on potential legal consequences.
- Daily Active Users (DAU)
- 14.88 million (as of Friday)
- Previous DAU
- 14.91 million (Oct. 25)
- Affected Accounts
- 33.7 million
- Data Compromised
- Names, phone numbers, email addresses, delivery addresses
- Task Force Members
- Science and labor ministries, media watchdog, financial authorities, police, spy agency
- Parliamentary Hearing
- Scheduled for Dec. 30-31
